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A Wooden Club and Other Rare Finds Reveal ‘Invisible’ Side of Neanderthal Life
“Perhaps the simplest message is that the Palaeolithic was not a world made only of stone.”
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As one of our closest ancient human relatives, the Neanderthals knew how to exploit natural resources for their benefit. That said, some Neanderthal tools survived the wear of time much better than others, so the archaeological record had a large wooden gap—until now.
In a Science Advances study published today, scientists report the first comprehensive analysis of wooden Neanderthal tools retrieved from Abric Romaní, an archaeological site near Barcelona, Spain. The collection added up to 597 wooden remains and imprints…
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